LevelOne Broadband Router User Guide
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Exposed Computer
This feature, if enabled, allows one (1) computer on your LAN to be
exposed to all users on the Internet, allowing unrestricted 2-way com-
munication between the "Exposed Computer" and other Internet users
or Servers.
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Internet users will see the PC as having the
IP Address
shown on
the
WAN Port
screen of this device. (This is the same IP Address
used by the Virtual Servers.)
•
Any Internet user who knows this address can connect to the
Exposed Computer
. (What happens after connection depends on
what software both computers are using).
This allows connection to special-purpose servers which require
proprietary client software, or 2-way user connections such as Video-
conferencing, which requires both users to run special software.
To allow unrestricted access, the
Firewall in this device is disabled,
creating a security risk.
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You should use this feature only if the "Special Applications"
feature is insufficient to allow an application to function cor-
rectly.
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This feature should be turned ON only when needed, and left
OFF the rest of the time.
